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Lindsay Riches
Lindsay Gordon Riches, Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George, CMG (18 February 1904 – 7 June 1972) was a South Australian politician. He was a Australian Labor Party (South Australian Branch), Labor Party member of the South Australian House of Assembly from 1933 to 1970, representing the electorates of Electoral district of Newcastle (South Australia), Newcastle (1933-1938) and Electoral district of Stuart, Stuart (1938-1970). He was Speaker of the South Australian House of Assembly from 1965 to 1968 under Frank Walsh and Don Dunstan. He was also a long-time mayor of the City of Port Augusta from 1936 to 1970, with Port Augusta gaining city status during his tenure. He was born at Mundalla, South Australia, Mundalla, near Tatiara, South Australia, Tatiara, and was educated at Bordertown Public School. He worked as a compositor for the ''Border Chronicle'' newspaper at Bordertown, South Australia, Bordertown for seven years after leaving school, working for former ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Companion Of The Order Of St Michael And St George
The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is a British order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George, Prince of Wales (the future King George IV), while he was acting as prince regent for his father, King George III. It is named in honour of two military saints, Michael and George. The Order of St Michael and St George was originally awarded to those holding commands or high position in the Mediterranean territories acquired in the Napoleonic Wars, and it was subsequently extended to holders of similar office or position in other territories of the British Empire. It is at present awarded to men and women who hold high office or who render extraordinary or important non-military service to the United Kingdom in a foreign country, and it can also be conferred for important or loyal service in relation to foreign and Commonwealth affairs. Description The three classes of appointment to the Order are, from highest grade to lowest grade: # Knight ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Venerable Order Of Saint John
The Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem (), commonly known as the Order of St John, and also known as St John International, is an order of chivalry constituted in 1888 by royal charter from Queen Victoria and dedicated to St John the Baptist. The order traces its origins back to the Knights Hospitaller in the Middle Ages, the oldest surviving chivalric order which is generally considered to be founded in Jerusalem in 1099, which was later known as the Order of Malta. A faction of them emerged in France in the 1820s and moved to Britain in the early 1830s, where, after operating under a succession of grand priors and different names, it became associated with the founding in 1882 of the St John Ophthalmic Hospital near the old city of Jerusalem and the St John Ambulance Brigade in 1887. The order is found throughout the Commonwealth of Nations, Hong Kong, the Republic of Ireland, and the United States of America, with the worldwide mission "to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mayors Of Places In South Australia
In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a municipal government such as that of a city or a town. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilities of a mayor as well as the means by which a mayor is elected or otherwise mandated. Depending on the system chosen, a mayor may be the chief executive officer of the municipal government, may simply chair a multi-member governing body with little or no independent power, or may play a solely ceremonial role. A mayor's duties and responsibilities may be to appoint and oversee municipal managers and employees, provide basic governmental services to constituents, and execute the laws and ordinances passed by a municipal governing body (or mandated by a state, territorial or national governing body). Options for selection of a mayor include direct election by the public, or selection by an elected governing council or board. The term ''mayor'' shares a linguistic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Speakers Of The South Australian House Of Assembly
Speaker most commonly refers to: * Speaker, a person who produces speech * Loudspeaker, a device that produces sound ** Computer speakers Speaker, Speakers, or The Speaker may also refer to: Arts and entertainment * "Speaker" (song), by David Banner, 2008 * "Speakers" (Sam Hunt song), 2014 * ''The Speaker'', the second book in Traci Chee's Sea of Ink and Gold trilogy, 2017 * ''The Speaker'' (periodical), a British weekly review, 1890 to 1907 * ''The Speaker'' (TV series), a British television series, 2009 People * Tris Speaker (1888–1958), American baseball player * Raymond Speaker (born 1935), Canadian politician Politics * Speaker (politics), the presiding officer of a legislative body, including ** Speaker of the House of Commons (Canada) ** Speaker of the House of Commons (United Kingdom) ** Speaker of the United States House of Representatives *** Mike Johnson (born 1972), current House speaker Other uses * HMS ''Speaker'', various ships * Speaker Township, Mich ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Members Of The South Australian House Of Assembly
This is a list of state elections in South Australia for the bicameral Parliament of South Australia, consisting of the South Australian House of Assembly, House of Assembly (lower house) and the South Australian Legislative Council, Legislative Council (upper house). See also * List of South Australian House of Assembly by-elections * List of South Australian Legislative Council appointments * List of South Australian Legislative Council by-elections * Electoral districts of South Australia * Timeline of Australian elections *Electoral results for the Australian Senate in South Australia External linksLower House results 1890-1965 Parliament of SA, www.parliam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Companions Of The Order Of St Michael And St George
Australian(s) may refer to: Australia * Australia, a country * Australians, citizens of the Commonwealth of Australia ** European Australians ** Anglo-Celtic Australians, Australians descended principally from British colonists ** Aboriginal Australians, indigenous peoples of Australia as identified and defined within Australian law * Australia (continent) ** Indigenous Australians * Australian English, the dialect of the English language spoken in Australia * Australian Aboriginal languages * ''The Australian'', a newspaper * Australiana, things of Australian origins Other uses * Australian (horse), a racehorse * Australian, British Columbia, an unincorporated community in Canada See also * The Australian (other) * Australia (other) * * * Austrian (other) Austrian may refer to: * Austrians, someone from Austria or of Austrian descent ** Someone who is considered an Austrian citizen * Austrian German dialect * Something associated with the coun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1972 Deaths
Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, mean solar time [the legal time scale], its duration was 31622401.141 seconds of Terrestrial Time (or Ephemeris Time), which is slightly shorter than 1908 in science#Astronomy, 1908). Events January * January 1 – Kurt Waldheim becomes Secretary-General of the United Nations. * January 4 – The first scientific hand-held calculator (HP-35) is introduced (price $395). * January 7 – Iberia Airlines Flight 602 crashes into a 462-meter peak on the island of Ibiza; 104 are killed. * January 9 – The RMS Queen Elizabeth, RMS ''Queen Elizabeth'' catches fire and sinks in Hong Kong's Victoria harbor while undergoing conversion to a floating university. * January 10 – Independence leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman returns to Bangladesh after s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1904 Births
Events January * January 7 – The distress signal ''CQD'' is established, only to be replaced 2 years later by ''SOS''. * January 8 – The Blackstone Library is dedicated, marking the beginning of the Chicago Public Library system. * January 12 – The Herero Wars in German South West Africa begin. * January 17 – Anton Chekhov's last play, ''The Cherry Orchard'' («Вишнëвый сад», ''Vishnevyi sad''), opens at the Moscow Art Theatre directed by Constantin Stanislavski, 6 month's before the author's death. * January 23 – The Ålesund fire destroys most buildings in the town of Ålesund, Norway, leaving about 10,000 people without shelter. * January 25 – Halford Mackinder presents a paper on "The Geographical Pivot of History" to the Royal Geographical Society of London in which he formulates the Heartland Theory, originating the study of geopolitics. February * February 7 – The Great Baltimore Fire in Baltimore, Maryland, destroys over 1,500 build ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Stott
Tom Cleave Stott Order of the British Empire, CBE (6 June 1899 – 21 October 1976) spent 37 years as an independent member of the South Australian House of Assembly, from 1933 to 1970. He served as Speaker of the South Australian House of Assembly, Speaker of the House from 1962 to 1965 for the Thomas Playford IV, Tom Playford Liberal and Country League, LCL government and 1968 to 1970 for the Steele Hall (Australian politician), Steele Hall LCL government, both times in exchange for his confidence and supply vote to form minority governments. Early life Born in Norwood, South Australia, Stott completed primary school and began working for his father on their 2225 hectare wheat farm near Mindarie, South Australia, Mindarie, in the Murray Mallee region of South Australia, while continuing his education through Workers' Educational Association#In Australia, New Zealand and some regions of Canada, Workers Educational Association of South Australia (WEA) classes and extensive readi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gavin Keneally
Gavin Francis Keneally (5 October 1933 – 5 September 2020) was an Australian politician who represented the South Australian House of Assembly seat of Stuart Stuart may refer to: People *Stuart (name), a given name and surname (and list of people with the name) * Clan Stuart of Bute, a Scottish clan *House of Stuart, a royal house of Scotland and England Places Australia Generally *Stuart Highway, ... from 1970 to 1989 for the Labor Party. References 1933 births 2020 deaths Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of South Australia Members of the South Australian House of Assembly {{Australia-Labor-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Jenkins (Australian Politician)
Sir George Frederick Jenkins KBE (24 June 1878 – 25 July 1957) was an Australian politician. He was a Liberal and Country League member of the South Australian House of Assembly, representing Burra Burra from 1918 to 1924, 1927 to 1930 and 1933 to 1938, and Newcastle Newcastle usually refers to: *Newcastle upon Tyne, a city and metropolitan borough in Tyne and Wear, England, United Kingdom *Newcastle-under-Lyme, a town in Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom *Newcastle, New South Wales, a metropolitan area ... from 1938 to 1956. He served as Minister for Agriculture and Town Planning (1922–23), Minister for Local Government and Marine (1923–24, 1927–30), Minister for Railways (1930), and Minister for Agriculture and Forests (1944–54). References 1878 births 1957 deaths Liberal and Country League politicians Members of the South Australian House of Assembly Australian Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire Pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Beerworth
James Michael Beerworth (22 April 1884 – 11 March 1959) was a South Australian Labor Party politician. History Beerworth was the third son of William Carl Beerworth (ca.1848 – 10 May 1913) and his wife Mary Beerworth, née McInerney (20 October 1844 – 15 July 1921), later of Kooringa. They had a farm some north of Carrieton, in the Hundred of Boolcunda. Beerworth joined the South Australian Police force in 1911, serving until 1925, when bought the Pastoral Hotel in Port Augusta in 1925. He was elected unopposed to the Corporate Town of Port Augusta West council in 1926 for the Ebenezer ward, and continued on that council, serving as mayor from 1928 to 1930. It was amalgamated into the Corporate Town of Port Augusta in 1932, and Beerworth was elected the first mayor of the enlarged Port Augusta municipality, retaining that position until 1935, when he was succeeded by Lindsay Riches. Beerworth stood unsuccessfully as an Australian Labor Party candidate for a Northern di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
